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Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

Albert Louis Smith Concert

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Saturday, March 18, 2005

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Sanctuary

8:00 P.M.

Sondra Proctor

Sondra Goldsmith Proctor, a well known and respected organist and choral director in the eastern United States and especially in the Metropolitan Washington D.C. area, was, for nearly three decades, the Director of Music and Arts/Organist for Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ in Washington, D.C. She has played recitals in many venues in the eastern United States including the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, where she was the first woman to present a full length organ recital. Not limited to the United States, she has performed in various European countries including England, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, and Switzerland. Paralleling her artistry on the organ is her skill and success as a choral conductor. She is the founder and director of Circle Singers, a chamber choir now in its twenty-fourth season. She has directed numerous church choirs and is remembered for her long term association with The Paul Hill Chorale and the Washington Singers based at the Kennedy Center. She was also the first woman to conduct a concert on the stage of the Concert Hall of the Kennedy Center. Sondra has taught organ and choirs at all levels, is an active adjudicator and clinician, and has been voice coach for several prominent vocal artists. Having served as past Dean of the District of Columbia Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and as past President of the Eastern Division of the American Choral Directors Association, she is currently chair of the D.C. American Guild of Organists Foundation and serves on the National Committee on Professional Networking and Public Relations for the AGO. Recently she was named as International Professional of the Year - 2005.

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